PODGORICA (Montenegro), June 11 (SeeNews) – The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Montenegro rose to 101.2 million euro ($114.5 million) in the first four months of 2019, from 108 million euro in the prior-year period, the central bank said, citing preliminary figures.
Total FDI inflow increased to 214 million euro in the first four months of 2019 from 206 million euro in January-April 2018, while FDI outflow grew to 112.8 million euro from 98 million euro, the central bank said.
The inflow of investments in companies and banks grew to 86.8 million euro in the period under review, from 34.5 million euro a year earlier, while investments in real estate went up 13.6% on the year to 52.6 million euro.
FDI inflow in the form of intercompany lending decreased to 66.6 million euro in the first four months, from 121.5 million euro in the like period of 2018.
The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Montenegro fell to 327.6 million euro in 2018, from 484.3 million euro in the previous year.
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